USPTO Patents Application 09556945

United States Patent and Trademark Office

: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE

7278 7590 10/28/2008

DARBY & DARBY P.C.
P.O. BOX 770
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008-0770

EXAMINER

MORGAN, ROBERT W
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER

DATE MAILED: 10/28/2008

APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.

09/556,945 04/21/2000 James D. Marks 3042/OG956 6556

TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECRUITMENT OF CANDIDATES FOR CLINICAL TRIALS WHILE MAINTAINING
SECURITY

APPLN. TYPE SMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE

nonprovisional YES $755 $0 $0 $755 01/28/2009

THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED . THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
PETITION BY THE APPLICANT. SEE 37 CFR 1.313 AND MPEP 1308.

THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED. THIS
STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED . SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
NOT REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION. IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS
PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM
WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
DUE.

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If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as YES, verify your current
SMALL ENTITY status:

A. If the status is the same, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown
above.

B. If the status above is to be removed, check box 5b on Part B -
Fee(s) Transmittal and pay the PUBLICATION FEE (if required)
and twice the amount of the ISSUE FEE shown above, or

If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as NO:

A. Pay TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above, or

B. If applicant claimed SMALL ENTITY status before, or is now
claiming SMALL ENTITY status, check box 5a on Part B - Fee(s)
Transmittal and pay the PUBLICATION FEE (if required) and 1/2
the ISSUE FEE shown above.

II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, or its equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) with your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur due to the difficulty in recognizing
the paper as an equivalent of Part B.

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PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL

Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
or Fax (571)-273-2885

INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1 through 5 should be completed where

appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed ' '' ' ' ' ' — - "

indicated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1. by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) in

DARBY & DARBY P.C.
P.O. BOX 770
Church Street Station

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Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.

Certificate of Mailing or Transmission

I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
:s Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope

New York, NY 10008-0770

| APPLICATION NO. | FILING DATE | FIRST NAMED INVENTOR | ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

09/556,945 04/21/2000 James D. Marks 3042/OG956 6556

TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECRUITMENT OF CANDIDATES FOR CLINICAL TRIALS WHILE MAINTAINING
SECURITY

APPLN. TYPE

SMALL ENTITY

ISSUE FEE DUE PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE

MORGAN, ROBERT W

3626

1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
CFR 1.363).

Q Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.

Q "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
Number is required.

CLASS-SUBCLASS

705-002000

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(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
or agents OR, alternatively,

(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
listed, no name will be printed.

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PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the paten
recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assi;

(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE (B) RESIDENCE: (CITY anc

assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
STATE OR COUNTRY)

Please check the appropriate as

at be printed on the patent) : Q Individual Q Corporation or other private group entity Q Goven

Q Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
Q Advance Order - # of Copies

4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid is

Q A check is enclosed.

□ Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.

□ The Director is hereby at
overpayment, to Deposit .

5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)

□ a. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27. □ b. Applicant

ng SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2).

NOTE: The Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if required) will not be accepted from anyone ot
interest as shown by the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

er than the applica

nt; a registered attorney or agent; or the assignee or ot

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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.

James D. Marks

MORGAN, ROBERT W

DARBY & DARBY P.C.

P.O. BOX 770 | ART UNIT I PAPER NUMBER

Church Street Station 3626

New York, NY 10008-0770 date mailed: 10/28/2008

Determination of Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)

(application filed after June 7, 1995 but prior to May 29, 2000)

The Patent Term Extension is 0 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above-identified application will include an
indication of the 0 day extension on the front page.

If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above-identified application, the filing date that
determines Patent Term Extension is the filing date of the most recent CPA.

Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information Retrieval
(PAIR) WEB site (http://pair.uspto.gov).

Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at l-(888)-786-0101 or
(571)-272-4200.

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Notice of Allowability

Application No.

09/556,945

Applicant(s)

MARKS, JAMES D.

Examiner

ROBERT W. MORGAN

Art Unit

3626

~ The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1 308.

1 . K| This communication is responsive to 9/22/08 .

2. The allowed claim(s) is/are 239-241,243-247 and 254-262 .

3. □ Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).

a) DAN b)DSome* c) □ None of the:

1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. Q Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. O Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the

International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

4. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

5. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

6. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1 . M Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. □ Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),

Paper No./Mail Date

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. Q Notice of Informal Patent Application

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-413),

Paper No./Mail Date .

7. O Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. £3 Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

9. □ Other .

/Robert Morgan/

Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3626

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20080917